academic offerings for Spring 2010

Number	Title	Description
CES 5715	Prestressed Concrete	Fundamental principles of prestressing; calculation of losses; stress analysis and design of simple beams for flexure and shear. Examples of pressures applications.
CGN 6933	Rehab and Restoration	TBA
CGN6933	Membrane Technology in Environmental Engineering	TBA
COP 6611	Operating Systems	Operating systems functions and design, resource management, protection systems, process communication, and deadlocks.
EEL 4422	RF MW Circuits II	Continuation of Introduction to RF/Microwave Circuits I/II sequence.
EEL 4423L	Wirelss Circuits/Systems Lab	This class will provide introductory tutorial learning, plus hands-on experience in analysis, design and measurement in the field of wireless communications.
EEL 4935	System on a Chip	This course deals with the design methodologies for Application Specific Integrated Cicuits (ASICs). Topics include: behavioural specification; logic sysnthesis; standard cell libraries; advanced timing analysis and physical design automation tools.
EEL 4936	Power Systems II	Analysis and design technique for AC power systems.
EEL 4936	Biomedical Image Processing	This course deals with perception and image quality, image sampling, quantization, transforms, data compression, enhancement, restoration, registration and segmentation techniques, projection reconstruction and techniques for the display of 3D data sets.
EEL 4936	Wireless Comm. Lab	An extensive hands-on introduction to digital communications and wireless communication systems; involving testing, modeling, simulation and measurements of the performance of digital communication systems at both sub-system and complete system levels. Not available on an S/U basis.
EEL 5935	Wireless Lab	ON CAMPUS LAB REQUIRED. PR: EEL 4411 An extensive hands-on introduction to wireless radio frequency and microwave circuits and systems, involving modern measurements, fabrication and computer aided design experiences at both component and sub-system levels. Not available on an S/U basis. On campus lab required.
EEL 6425	RF & Microwave Measurements	LECTURE WEB ONLY, OPTIONAL LAB. Concentrates on the theory and applications of modern radio frequency and microwave measurements. Topics include network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, noise, power and non-linear distortion measurements.
EEL 6426	RF/Microwave I	Provides an introduction to passive RF/microwave/wireless circuit design. Topics to be covered include distributed distributed transmission line theory, lumped circuit and network analysis, impedance matching, and the design of various microwave components.
EEL 6427	RF/Microwave II	This course presents the design theory and analysis for microwave transfer amplifiers and oscillators.
EEL 6481	Numerical Techniques in Electromagnetism	LECTURE WEB ONLY. Review of Maxwell's equations. Finite differences, finite elements, boundary elements method of moments. Introduction to geometric theory of optics and diffraction.
EEL 6545	Random Processes in Electrical Engineering	LECTURE WEB ONLY. Review of probability theory, functions of random variables; examples in electrical engineering. Sequences of random variables. Concepts in random processes, correlation functions, power spectrum, random inputs to linear systems. Spectral analysis. Applications to Engineering systems.
EEL 6752	Digital Signal Processing II	Topics Covered: Review Basics of Signal Processing and Random Process, Random Signals and Signal Models, Spectral Factorization, Linear Estimation of Signals, Linear Prediction and Lattice Filters, Selected Signal Processing Applications, Adaptive Filters, Higher-Order Statistical Signal Processing, Blind Deconvolution and Equalization, and Self Similar Random Signal Models.
EEL 6935	Analog RFIC	TBA
EEL 6935	System on a Chip	This course deals with the design methodologies for Application Specific Integrated Cicuits (ASICs). Topics include: behavioural specification; logic sysnthesis; standard cell libraries; advanced timing analysis and physical design automation tools.
EEL 6935	Biomedical Image Processing	This course deals with perception and image quality, image sampling, quantization, transforms, data compression, enhancement, restoration, registration and segmentation techniques, projection reconstruction and techniques for the display of 3D data sets.
EEL 6936	Advanced Topics in Wireless Communication System	This course will cover recent developments in wireless communication systems. The future generation of wireless communications systems will be overviewed and the technologies behind these systems will be discussed in this course. Both practical and simplified theoretical aspects will be covered. Rather than providing in-dept theoretical details, introduction of main concepts and overview of the important aspects will be given. The targeted students are the graduate students as well as the non-degree seeking engineers that are working in wireless communications area in local companies.
EEL 6936	Power Systems II	Analysis and design technique for AC power systems.
EEL 6936	Wireless Comm Lab	An extensive hands-on introduction to digital communications and wireless communication systems; involving testing, modeling, simulation and measurements of the performance of digital communication systems at both sub-system and complete system levels. Not available on an S/U basis.
EGN 3443	Prob & Stats for Engr	An introduction to the basic concepts of statistical analysis with special emphasis on engineering applications.
EGN 3615	Engineering Economy with Social & Global Implications	LECTURE WEB ONLY. Presents basic economic models used to evaluate engineering activities and an understanding of the social and ethical implications of financial decisions in a multicultural environment through lectures, case studies and current readings.
EGN 3835	Globalization & Technology	Exploration of the fundamental processes underlying globalization with particular emphasis on the role of technological development in both historical and contemporary context. This course is part of the University of South Florida’s Foundations of Knowledge and Learning Core Curriculum.
EGN 5422	Partial Differential Equations	LECTURE WEB ONLY. Power series solutions for ordinary differential equations, Sturm-Liouville theory, special functions. Vector methods with generalized coordinates. Separation of variables for partial differential equations. Green's functions. Calculus of variations. Numerical methods.
EGN 5423	Neural Nets & Math Communication	LECTURE WEB ONLY. Finite fields and coding applications. Probabilities of error detection and correction. Introduction to neural networks. Advanced matrix algorithms: LU and QR factorizations, least-squares, pseudoinverses.
EIN 4142	Project Management	A study of the planning, scheduling and controlling of projects within the technical , scientific and related managerial environments. Course exercises will provide the studetn with experience in the application of project management principles. Topics include project time determiniatio, cost analysis and resource evaluation.
EIN 4243C	Human Factors	Design of man-machine systems, by taking into consideration both human and machine capabilities and limitations.
EIN 4333	Production Control	Planning and control of production systems. Includes: forecasting and inventory control models, scheduling and sequencing, MRP, CPM/PERT, and resource requirements.
EIN 4601	Automation and Robotics	Introduction to the practices and concepts of automation as applied to material handling, inventory storage, material transfer, industrial processes and quality control.
EIN 4933	Occupational Safety	LECTURE WEB ONLY. An introduction to the principles of designing, maintaining and managing a workplace free from hazards. Detailed coverage of the OSHA Standard 1910 for General Industry. Students will qualify for a 30-hour OSHA certificate on successful completion of the course. Term project required.
EIN 4933	Principles of Engineering Management	Introduction to the fundamentals of planning, organizing and leadership as needed by engineers, scientists, and other professionals considering managerial positions.
EIN 4933	New Product Development	Special topics related to economic analysis, optimization, human factors, manufacturing and automation aspect of industrial systems. Repeatable upto 5 credir hours.
EIN 4933	Engineering a LEAN Enterprise	Special topics related to economic analysis, optimization, human factors, manufacturing and automation aspect of industrial systems. Repeatable up to 5 credit hours.
EIN 4933	Advanced TQM - Six Sigma	Presents and discusses the foundations of Total Quality Management (TQM) including the historical development, the philosophy and principles of TQM, the tools and technique used and the issues associate with implementation.
EIN 5182	Principles of EM	Introduction to the fundamentals of planning, organizing and leadership as needed by engineers, scientists, and other professionals considering managerial positions.
EIN 5350	Technology and Finance	A course for technical managers that focuses on how financial and economic principles are utilized to make technical investments and manage technical enterprises.
EIN 6179	Advanced TQM Methods	This course is a presentation of Six Sigma in industry: details of the methodology that comprise it, and how it relates to Total Quality Management. This course is restricted to students pursuing majors in the IMSE Department. Non repeatable for credit.
EIN 6183	Engineering Management Policies & Strategies	Strategic planning and policy formulation in technical and scientific organizations. General managers in the middle. Translation of strategic plans into action plans and implementation of the strategic change process. This is a capstone course in the EM program to be taken during the last semester of the student's program.
EIN 6216	Occupational Safety	LECTURE WEB ONLY. Introduction to the principles of designing, maintaining, and managing a workplace free from hazards. Covers mechanical hazards, fall and lifting hazards, climatic and environmental hazards, electrical hazards, fire and explo- sive hazards, and pressure hazards. Considers design issues, warnings, and personal protective equipment. Term project required. "PDQ"
EIN 6319	Work Design/Productivity Engineering	Foundations of motivated work performance, job satisfaction and organizational productivity. Analysis of job content and job context, comparison of different concepts for improving organizational effectiveness; suggestions for productivity improvements through effective work redesign.
EIN 6435	International Regulations for Medical Devices	The course covers the major global and region-specific compliance issues related to medical devices, similarities in regulatory requirements, and the initiatives of the Global Harmonization Task Force to facilitate international trade.
EIN 6934	New Product Development	The content and organization of this course will vary depending on student demand and faculty interest.
EIN 6936	Engineering a LEAN Enterprise	Special topics related to economic analysis, optimization, human factors, manufacturing and automation aspect of industrial systems. Repeatable up to 5 credit hours.
ENV 6519	Physical & Chemical Processes in Environmental Engineering	Theory and design of processes used in advanced water and wastewater treatment, including membrane processes, absorption, electrodialysis, ozonation, and tradiation.
ENV 6666	Aquatic Chemistry	An introduction to the form, structure, and chemical activities of the important processes essential to treatment of domestic and industrial wastewater.
ENV 6667	Environmental Biotechnology	Study of biochemical relations and processes in treatment of pollutants with emphasis on control of effluents for the protection of water quality.
ESI 4221	Industrial Statistical Quality Control	Application of statistical techniques to the control of industrial processes. Control charts, acceptance sampling, design of experiments, analysis of variance and regression.
ESI 4313	Probabilistic Operations Research	Probabilistic models in operations research. Discrete & continuous time processes, queueing models, inventory models, simulation models, Markovian decision process & decision analysis.
ESI 5306	Operations Research for Engineering Management	Linear programming, dynamic programming, non-linear programming, Markov-chains, queuing models, inventory models and network analysis.
ESI 6247	Statistical Design Models	Design of experimental mathematical models. Application of advanced analysis of variance techniques as applied to industrial problems.
TTE 6315	Transportation Safety	Transportation safety studies, accident data analysis, traffic safety control devices, special population regiment safety, highway conflict studies, accident reconstruction, and tort and liability issues.